Support Worker

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Support Worker to work up to full time based in a Care Home in Swindon.

The salary for this permanent job is up to £22,485

Main Duties:

• To be available to work within a flexible rota during nights and days, weekends, sleep ins and bank holidays, to cover the needs of the service users
• Support line managers with people transitioning from residential settings to their own home
• Support Service Users in implementing a person centered care and support plan, outlining the fundamental independent living skills, key skills and independence skills within the care settings or their home
• Make accurate and appropriate entries in Service User’s records, diaries and reports as necessary
• Ability to deal with complex behaviour that may challenge
• As appropriate and in consultation with the manager, address issues of concern on behalf of the service user. Support service users to advocate for themselves as much as possible
• Organise and participate in appropriate activities and enable Service Users to take part in a wide variety of activities
• Administers medication in accordance with the standards set by the Regulatory Body and the policies and procedures
• Work positively and effectively with relatives, advocates and others involved with Service Users
• Liaise with staff from other departments to provide a consistent approach to all aspects of Service User care
• To participate in the monitoring of service users mental and physical health, and to support and enable them to access Health agencies as required
• Respond appropriately to incidents as they occur and report to senior staff accordingly
• For a transitional period, you are required to work with the service user in their current placement which maybe out of area, and may require you to stay for a period for training

Requirements of this job:

• Level 2 in Health and Social Care qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake this
• Experience of caring for older people
• Experience of working in the community or care home on a one-to-one basis with service users
• Knowledge of the issues affecting vulnerable people
• Understanding of health and safety manual handling issues
• Understanding of the need to keep within professional boundaries
• The ability to be flexible to fit in with the shift patterns including days, nights, weekends and bank/public holidays.

Contact:

This job is advertised by Sam Kittle if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications within a residential or supported living setting from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.